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In 2018, the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme partnered with the North Rupununi District Development Board (NRDDB) to support six wildlife clubs in the communities of Fair View, Surama, Wowetta, Rewa, Kwaimatta and Yupukari. Wildlife clubs are groups for youths who have an interest in their environment. They provide an opportunity for kids to gain first-hand experience in natural resource management. The first wildlife club in NRDDB was formed in 1998.

The SWM Programme in Guyana is encouraging coordinated community-driven initiatives that support food security and traditional livelihoods. These will contribute to maintaining healthy fish and terrestrial wildlife populations. It is being implemented by the Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission in coordination with CIFOR. The SWM Programme is an Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States initiative, which is being funded by the European Union with co-funding from the French Global Environment Facility.  The SWM Programme is being implemented by a dynamic consortium of partners which includes FAO, the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).